The Blueye Underwater Drones
The ROV providing you with endless possibilities. 3 Guest Ports enabling integration of different external equipment.




Support for external equipment

Grippers and manipulators
Retrieve lost objects, collect samples or deploy equipment.

External Lights
Get up to 10.000 lumens on your ROV.

External Camera
Add external camera controlled in the Blueye App.

Positioning Systems
See the ROV location and log where you have been with an acoustic positioning system.

Sonars
Navigate and find your position underwater.

Sensors
Measure and collect data with different sensors.
Key Features

HD Tilt Camera
Tilt the camera up or down for more effective and high-quality inspections.
Automatic heading and depth
Ensures a great underwater experience in rough conditions.
3 knots forward speed
Dive in difficult conditions. Operational in up to 2 knots current.
1000 ft depth rating
Robust vehicle pressure tested to handle frequent deep dives.
Below 9 kg
Suitable for transportation and operatable by one person.
256 GB storage
4x more storage for footage and dive data.
Custom Package
The Blueye X3 ROV package
As inspections or underwater operations demand different setups, we encourage you to get in touch with us to help you with a customized package that suits your needs.
Based on feedback from our users we recommend professional customers to include their Blueye X3 order with an aluminum Zarges case, reel with 150 meter tether, Blueye High Capacity battery and Rugged controller. However, you are free to equip you ROV as you see fit for your usecase. We offer equipment from a wide range of suppliers, and other necessary ROV parts such as tethers come in different lengths.
The Blueye X3 ROV can be equipped with a variety of sensors, manipulators, sonars, and positioning systems.
Prices starting at $23,588 ex.VAT
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Additional items for X3

Blue Robotics
Newton Subsea ROV Gripper / Blueye Quick Connect edition

Reach Robotics
Reach Alpha Two-Axis Rotating Gripper

Blueprint Subsea
Oculus M750d Dual-Frequency Multibeam Sonar

Blueye Robotics
Blueye Rugged Controller Bundle

Impact Subsea
ISS360 Sonar

Blue Robotics
Ping360 Scanning Imaging Sonar

Blue Robotics
Ping Sonar Altimeter and Echosounder

Tritech International Ltd
Micron Gemini Multibeam Sonar

WaterLinked
DVL A50

Blueye Robotics
Blueye High Capacity Battery

Blueye Robotics
Blueye External Light

Blueye Robotics
Blueye External Camera

Cygnus Instruments
Cygnus Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge

OceanTools
DigiCP Cathodic Protection Probe

Blueye Robotics
Reel with 250 m tether

Blueye Robotics
Blueye Xbox Controller Bundle
Technical Specifications
Drone | |
Ingress protection | IPX8 |
Dimensions | 485 x 257 x 354 mm (LxWxH) |
Weight in air | 8.6 kg (with salt water ballast) |
Construction | ABS enclosures, Aluminium pressure enclosures, Polycarbonate (PC) windows |
Buoyancy material | HCP 30 Polymer Foam |
Maximum rated depth | 305 m |
Forward speed at normal use | 1.5 m/s (3 knots) |
Thrusters | 4 x 350 W |
Run time at normal use | Approx. 2 hours on Standard battery / 5 hours on High Capacity Battery |
Operating temperature | -10 to +50 °C |
Guest Port 1 | |
Power | 5V (2.1A shared), BAT (7A), 20V (2A shared) |
Protocols | ETHERNET 10/100Base-T/TX, RS232 (or RS485/RS422), I2C, PWM, UART |
Guest Port 2 | |
Power | 5V (2.1A shared), BAT (7A), 20V (2A shared) |
Protocols | ETHERNET 10/100Base-T/TX, RS232, I2C, PWM, UART |
Guest Port 3 | |
Power | 5V (2.1A shared), BAT (7A), 20V (2A shared) |
Protocols | ETHERNET 10/100Base-T/TX, RS232, USB, I2C, PWM, UART |
Camera | |
Mechanical tilt | -30 to +30 ° |
Vertical field of view | 115 ° |
Sensor | Exmor R CMOS, 1/2.8 inch |
Max image size | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
Shutter speed | 1/30 s – 1/8000 s |
Picture max resolution | 2M (1920 x 1080) |
Picture type | JPEG |
Video resolution | FHD: 1920 x 1080 25/30 Fps, HD: 1280 x 720 25/30 Fps |
Video type | MP4 |
Video storage bit-rate | 14 MBit/s |
SD card | 256 GB |
LED lights | |
Luminous flux | 3300 Lumen |
Colour temperature | 5000 K |
Colour rendering index (CRI) | 90 |
Adjustable dimming | Yes |
Smart Battery: Standard | |
Nominal Voltage | 14.8 V |
Nominal Capacity | 6500 mAh |
Nominal Energy | 96.2 Wh |
Operating temperature | -10 to +50 °C |
Charging temperature | 5 to 30 °C |
Normal runtime | Approx. 2 hours |
Smart Battery: High Capacity | |
Nominal Voltage | 14.4 V |
Nominal Capacity | 14750 mAh |
Nominal Energy | 212.4 Wh |
Max discharge | 25 A |
Max Charge | 5 A |
Operating temperature | -10 to +50 °C |
Charging temperature | 5 to 30 °C |
Normal runtime | Approx. 5 hours |
Sensors | |
IMU | 3 axis gyro & accelerometer & magnetometer |
Depth sensor | Resolution: 0.2 mbar |
Depth sensor operating range | 0 to 30 bar |
Temperature sensor | +/-4 °C |
Tether | |
Length | Up to 300 m |
Breaking strength | 100 kg |
Number of cables | 1 twisted pair (copper) |
Size | 28 AWG |
Controller | |
Compatibility | iOS and Android |
Download tech specs

Blueye X3 Technical Specifications Sheet - Two pages
- Format
- application/pdf
- File size
- 0.89 MB
- Copyright
- Blueye Robotics AS